ID: 901001348 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001348	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862)

Note: Decisive engagement in the American Civil War that halted the Confederate advance on Maryland for the purpose of gaining military supplies and threatening Washington, DC; 26,000 casualties. Afterwards, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to retreat to Virginia.

Display Date: 17 September 1862

Names:

	Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Battle of Sharpsburg (American Civil War battle, 1862) (English,U,P)
	Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 (American Civil War battle, 1862) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865) (P)
		................Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862) (P)

Other Relationships:

	nationality is .... American (North American)
	.....(North American, American regions, Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Sharpsburg
	..... ULAN Candidate

	actor is .... Lee, Robert E., General (American Confederate general, 1807-1870)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... George B. McClellan (American Union general, 1826-1885)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Battle of Antietam (American Civil War battle, 1862)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Antietam," accessed 24 October 2016
	................J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
	Battle of Sharpsburg (American Civil War battle, 1862)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Antietam," accessed 24 October 2016
	Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 (American Civil War battle, 1862)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85005668

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)